There will be life after Mandela. On my last day I want to know that those who remain behind will say: 'The man who lies here has done his duty for his country and his people.'

Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.

One of the sad realities today is that very few people, especially young people, read books. Unless we can find imaginative ways of addressing this reality, future generations are in danger of losing their history.

Take it upon yourself where you live to make people around you joyful and full of hope.

Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.

Communists have always played an active role in the fight by colonial countries for their freedom, because the short-term objects of Communism would always correspond with the long-term objects of freedom movements.

I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man.